California, the Golden State. . . who wouldn’t want to visit? It’s the 3rd largest state in the U.S. with over 163,000 square miles of magnificent beauty. It offers mountain wilderness, desert tranquility, pounding surf, beautiful beaches and . . .dumb laws. That’s right. California has some crazy laws on the books. So, in the interest of keeping visitors to California safe, amused and out of jail, I present these 10 Dumb Laws found listed for the Golden State and its cities. Enjoy!
- Women may not drive in a housecoat.
- No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
- In Chico, driving a herd of goats down a street is against the law.
- In Baldwin Park, it’s illegal to ride your bike in a swimming pool.
- In Berkeley, you can't whistle for an escaped bird before 7:00 a.m.
- In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
- In Palm Springs, it’s illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of 4:00p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
- In Blythe, you’re not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
- In Carmel, women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
- And…. if you disobey any of these laws and end up in a Los Angeles courtroom, it’s illegal to cry on the witness stand.
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What a great C post today. I'm sure if I come to visit California, I'll put these laws in my purse so I can consult them often and stay out of trouble. This post certainly got a chuckle out of me today. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHmmm dumb laws for sure.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia has always been a "bit" different anyway. I can say that because I am a Native Californian. (:0)
thats a great c post! Love the photo of the dog
ReplyDeleteGreat post for the C Day and you could use it for the D Day as well -- D as in Dumb! How funny and just the laugh I needed! Hope your week is going well, Gayle! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
These are some of the silliest laws I've ever seen! Then of course, I've never really looked at what's still on the books in my state. Bet they're even more nutty than these.
ReplyDeleteBorn and raised in California and I'm so surprised I haven't ended up in jail, cause I use to deliver kids to school in my bathrobe many morning......
ReplyDeleteThanks for a really fun post!!
well, tthe camel reg makes sense; if everyone were walking their camel at dusk, CHAOS would ensue.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
In Blythe, if you own only one cow, can you wear one cowboy boot?
ReplyDeleteWow!! What can one say to a bunch of laws like this. These have actually been passed into legislation?? Geez ... and I complain about the governments who legislate over here.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting information.
ReplyDeleteNo driving in my housecoat??? Well, that's California crossed off my list of places to see...
ReplyDeleteHa,ha .... you made my day Gayle! I could use a great laugh! Thanks!! LOL
ReplyDeleteOh,my, hard to take these rules seriously, can't help but laugh...sorry about that!! what a great take for C!
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Hahaha ! I wished I knew the person who created these wonderful laws !!
ReplyDeletethat second rule had me ROTFL :D i echo Gattina, that person would be a celebrity perhaps soon :D
ReplyDeleteLove those wacky laws, be interesting to know the history of why they were passed, it might be even stranger.
ReplyDeleteWow, a tourist could really get into trouble, huh? Love the one about not crying on the witness stand. Reminds me of those mothers who yell at their kids to stop crying, or worse, slap them or threaten to 'give them something to cry about'.
ReplyDeleteI was in Carmel a year or so ago. Lucky for me, I never wear high heels or I might have been in trouble!
And isn't it the law somewhere in California that it's illegal to detonate a nuclear bomb within five miles of the city limits? That one always makes me laugh.
Laughing. There's no corner on dumb laws. When I lived in Carpinteria, a local was arrested for DUI - on horseback.
ReplyDeleteI don't even know where to begin. Wonder if there are stats of how many arrests have been made for these "crimes."
ReplyDeleteGreat, it is so funny. I wonder, how old are these rules. :)
ReplyDeletewell i think i'm safe as regards these but i'm not sure about the last one
ReplyDeleteOh I love these. And I live in Carmel where the no high heels law really is on the books. It's actually heels over 2" high. One of these days I'm going down to city hall and getting a permit. Just to hang it on the wall.
ReplyDeleteIf we can get these crazy laws passed you'd think we could get some serious ones done. But as Shakespeare said "First kill all the lawyers.." Come to think of it. Wouldn't that be called hate speech?
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